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This week in me
So, this is going to be the last entry I crosspost with my LJ. I'd seen a lot of people give good reasons, which I agree with, but I'd probably let inertia reign and still keep posting over there is LJ decided my password is no good anymore, so I can't even reply to comments over there any longer. So...
2. Hidden Figures--Interesting, very well- ( Read more... ) -
More Joy Day!
It's More Joy Day! And, frankly, I'm not sure I've ever needed MJD on a very specific day more ( Read more... ) -
Stuff of the week
I started doing this last year, then kind of lost track, numbering the new-to-me movies I saw throughout the year. Figured I would start that up again, and hopefully be able to keep track of them all.
1. Silence--Beautiful movie from Martin Scorsese about two 17th century Jesuit priests that travel to Japan in search of another priest who is said ( Read more... ) -
Posting! Still here!
I'm going to try to post more regularly this year. I need to convince myself that long missives are not necessary (generally the kind of posts I start, then got bogged down with), but I could post SOMETHING.
Let's start with Yuletide.
This year, I received:
impediments (3711 words) by novembersmith
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
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So many things to talk about but hey, Marvel!
I keep meaning to post about so many things--life in general, Black Sails, my feelings about a number of things, and oh, I hear there's an election soon--but I'm not going to talk about any of that right now.
Instead, here's a little mini-review of Doctor StrangeFirst of all, I liked it. It's crack my top 5 of Marvel movies, but it's definitely in ( Read more... ) -
New Fic! AGAIN!
What, me posting two stories in as many months, and it's not even Yuletide yet?! That's CRAZYTALK!
And. Yet!
All Are Lunatics (5014 words) by movies_michelle
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Black Sails
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver
Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint (Black ( Read more... ) -
New Fic! No, really!
Gilded Comfort (4697 words) by movies_michelle
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Black Sails
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver
Summary:
While John was always aware of his loss, there were days when he felt he could almost move as well as the stories said he did, times when the pain in his ( Read more... ) -
Movies, TV, and all the things
21) Nanking--Documentary on the Rape of Nanking (currently on Netflix). Fascinating and harrowing first-hand counts, mostly from those who were there when they were children, as well as from accounts of people who were there as adults--mostly western missionaries--who tried to help the people of Nanking. It's an odd mix of a documentary, since ( Read more... )